drive one ape

drive one ape
,[bananas],[crazy],[mad] or[nuts] {v. phr.}, {informal} To irritate, frustrate, or tickle someone's fancy so badly that they think they are going insane. * /"Stop teasing me, Mary," John said. "You are driving me nuts."/ * /"You are driving me bananas with all your crazy riddles," Steve said./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • drive one ape — [bananas],[crazy],[mad] or[nuts] {v. phr.}, {informal} To irritate, frustrate, or tickle someone s fancy so badly that they think they are going insane. * / Stop teasing me, Mary, John said. You are driving me nuts. / * / You are driving me… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • drive\ one\ bananas — • drive one ape • drive one bananas • drive one crazy • drive one mad v. phr. informal To irritate, frustrate, or tickle someone s fancy so badly that they think they are going insane. Stop teasing me, Mary, John said. You are driving me nuts.… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • drive\ one\ crazy — • drive one ape • drive one bananas • drive one crazy • drive one mad v. phr. informal To irritate, frustrate, or tickle someone s fancy so badly that they think they are going insane. Stop teasing me, Mary, John said. You are driving me nuts.… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • drive\ one\ mad — • drive one ape • drive one bananas • drive one crazy • drive one mad v. phr. informal To irritate, frustrate, or tickle someone s fancy so badly that they think they are going insane. Stop teasing me, Mary, John said. You are driving me nuts.… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • drive one round the bend — {v. phr.}, {informal} To upset someone so much that they think they are going crazy. * / Slow down, please, Miss Jones cried. You are driving me around the bend! / Contrast: DRIVE ONE APE, BANANAS, ETC …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • drive one round the bend — {v. phr.}, {informal} To upset someone so much that they think they are going crazy. * / Slow down, please, Miss Jones cried. You are driving me around the bend! / Contrast: DRIVE ONE APE, BANANAS, ETC …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • drive\ one\ round\ the\ bend — v. phr. informal To upset someone so much that they think they are going crazy. Slow down, please, Miss Jones cried. You are driving me around the bend! Contrast: drive someone ape, drive someone bananas, etc …   Словарь американских идиом

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